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Support for children who run away from care put under the spotlight

Monday, March 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Two parliamentary groups have launched an inquiry into the support available to children who run away or go missing from care.

Cameron's children's services ‘reform' agenda receives mixed response from sector

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to change the way child protection and children's services are delivered by "bringing in new providers" have been given a mixed reception by the sector.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

Charity chief: foster carer quality must improve

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

| CYP Now

Improving the quality of foster carers is the key challenge facing the care system, the chief executive of looked-after children charity the Who Cares? Trust has said.

West Midlands taskforce aims to find foster families for children in residential care

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

| CYP Now

A regional taskforce in the West Midlands has been created to move vulnerable children in children’s homes into foster care.

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A children's services department has been told to improve its work following an inspection by Ofsted.

Call for social workers to have greater role in early intervention

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Social workers should be routinely involved in early intervention work that goes beyond their legal responsibilities, the College of Social Work has said.

Independent reviewing officers are not challenging enough, says Ofsted

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Friday, June 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Officers employed by local authorities to review care plans are failing to make enough of a difference for looked-after children, a damning report has found.

Labour to tackle out-of-area placements, says Nandy

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

| CYP Now

A future Labour government would end the unnecessary use of out-of-area care placements, and consider a "fostering for life" policy in a bid to improve outcomes for vulnerable young people, the shadow children's minister has said.

Child protection cases closed without review as Ofsted rates Birmingham services 'inadequate'

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Friday, May 23, 2014

| CYP Now

A damning Ofsted inspection of Birmingham children's services has found the council closed hundreds of child protection cases without an assessment due to a "lack of social workers".

NSPCC demands clearer rules to protect children who return home from care

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Monday, April 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The NSPCC is calling on the government to publish guidance on returning children in care home, saying that currently hundreds of children are likely to experience further abuse and neglect.

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils and specialist services are failing to support children in care who have mental health problems, a probe by MPs has found.

Care applications continue to soar

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of court applications being made for children to be taken into care are continuing to soar, with latest figures showing a 14 per cent increase compared with last year.

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

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Friday, November 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted has taken steps to warn children's services departments of common weaknesses they must address to avoid being rated "inadequate" when they are visited by inspectors.

Ministers reject specialist mental health check for children entering care

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has rejected calls by MPs to ensure all looked-after children are assessed by a mental health specialist when they enter care.

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A vow to overhaul the children's care system and end the government's focus on adoption has been added to the final version of Labour's manifesto for next month's general election.

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' children's services leadership in Islington

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Friday, July 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted inspectors have praised the "highly ambitious" leadership of children's services at the London Borough of Islington in ensuring its most vulnerable children are well supported.

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services in Warrington has been appointed by Ofsted to spearhead attempts to improve social care across England.

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.

YOI closures 'leads to rise in care placements'

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

| CYP Now

More young offenders are being taken into care as a result of the decommissioning of custodial places for under-18s, it has been claimed.

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Support for children who run away from care put under the spotlight

Cameron's children's services ‘reform' agenda receives mixed response from sector

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Charity chief: foster carer quality must improve

West Midlands taskforce aims to find foster families for children in residential care

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

Call for social workers to have greater role in early intervention

Independent reviewing officers are not challenging enough, says Ofsted

Labour to tackle out-of-area placements, says Nandy

Child protection cases closed without review as Ofsted rates Birmingham services 'inadequate'

NSPCC demands clearer rules to protect children who return home from care

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

Care applications continue to soar

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

Ministers reject specialist mental health check for children entering care

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' children's services leadership in Islington

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

YOI closures 'leads to rise in care placements'

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